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Eastern Air Defense Force
Eastern Air Defense Force wart Air Force Base, New York. It was inactivated on July
1, 1960.
History
EADF was an intermediate-level command and control
Air Defense Command
organization of Air Defense Command. It’s origins date to
1 March 1949 when Continental Air Command (ConAC)
reorganized Air Defense Command when it became an
operating agency. Air defense units within the Continen-
tal United States (CONUS) were given to the Eastern and
Western Air Defense Liaison Groups, with Western and
Eastern Air Defense Forces activated on 1 September
1949.
The command was originally assigned the region
within the Continental United States (CONUS) to the east
of the 102d degree of longitude, along the Canadian bor-
der to the most easternmost point of Maine; the southern
boundary being the 102d degree of longitude along the
Rio Grande River boundary with Mexico, east to the
southernmost point of Texas and along the Gulf of Mexi-
co and Atlantic Ocean coastlines.
This was adjusted in 1951 with the activation of Cen-
tral Air Defense Force (CADF) with the region being ad-
Emblem of the Eastern Air Defense Force
justed to the area east of the 90th degree of longitude
Active 1949–1960 south to the point of the Missouri, Kentucky and Ten-
Country United States nessee state boundaries, and eastward to the Atlantic
Ocean coastline along the Tennessee/Kentucky and Vir-
Branch United States Air Force ginia/North Carolina border, with all areas north and
Role Air Defense east of those boundaries. Organizations stationed west
and south of that delineation were transferred to CADF.
Part of Air Defense Command The delineation was again adjusted in March 1956 to
the region generally to the east of the 90th degree of lon-
gitude south to the point of the Missouri, Kentucky and
Tennessee state boundaries, then south along the Missis-
sippi river to the Gulf of Mexico in the south. CADF orga-
nizations in the southeast were reassigned to the EADF.
Eastern Air Defense Force was inactivated on 1 July
1960, with its assigned units reassigned either to 26th,
30th or 32d Air Divisions, or to the new Air Defense Sec-
tors created with the advent of the Semi Automatic
71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron North American F-86A Ground Environment (SAGE) system.
Sabres attached to EADF, 1950. Aircraft identified: North Amer-
ican F-86A-5-NA Sabre 48-210 North American F-86A-5-NA Lineage
Sabre 48-201 North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre 48-151 • Established as and organized September 1, 1949.
Discontinued July 1, 1960
The Eastern Air Defense Force (EADF) is an inactive
United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment
was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Ste-
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Assignments • 31st Air Division Activated at Wright-
Activated at Patterson AFB, Ohio,
• Continental Air Command, September 1, 1949 –
Selfridge AFB, 8 September 1955
January 1, 1951
Michigan, 8 October
• Air Defense Command, January 1, 1951 – July 1, 1960 Assigned to Eastern
1950
Air Defense Force
Stations Assigned to Eastern
• Mitchel AFB, New York, September 1, 1949 – August Air Defense Force Inactivated 1
1, 1950 February 1959
• Stewart AFB, New York, August 1, 1950 – July 1, 1960 Re-assigned to Air
Defense Command, 1 • 85th Air Division
Components January 1951 Activated at Andrews
AFB, Maryland, 8
Air Divisions • 32d Air Division September 1955
Activated at Stewart
• 26th Air Division • 33d Air Division Assigned to Eastern
AFB, New York, 1
Stationed at Roslyn (Defense) Air Defense Force
January 1951
AFS, New York Activated at Tinker
AFB, Oklahoma, 19 Assigned to Eastern Inactivated 1
Re-assigned to March 1951 September 1958
Air Defense Force
Eastern Air Defense
Force, 1 September Assigned to Eastern Moved to Syracuse
1950 from First Air Air Defense Force AFS, New York, 1
Force December 1953
Re-assigned to
Re-designated 26th Central Air Defense Re-designated 32d
Air Division (SAGE), 8 Force (CADF), 20 May Air Division
August 1958 1951 (Defense), 15 August
1958
Moved to Syracuse • 35th Air Division
AFS, New York, 8 Stationed at Dobbins Re-designated 32d
August 1958 AFB, Georgia Air Division (SAGE),
15 November 1958
Re-assigned to Air Re-assigned to
Defense Command, 1 Eastern Air Defense Moved to Dobbins
August 1959 Force, 10 April 1955 AFB, Georgia, 15
from Central Air November 1958
• 30th Air Division Defense Force
Stationed at Willow (CADF), 10 April 1955 Re-assigned to Air
Run AFS, Michigan Defense Command, 1
Inactivated 15 August 1959
Re-assigned to November 1958
Eastern Air Defense
Force 1 April 1959 • 37th Air Division Wings
from Air Defense Stationed at Truax
• 23d Fighter- • 142d Fighter-
Command Field, Wisconsin
Interceptor Wing Interceptor Wing
Re-designated 30th Re-assigned to Activated at Presque Federalized Oregon
Air Division (SAGE), 1 Eastern Air Defense Isle AFB, Maine, 1 Air National Guard
April 1959 Force 8 September January 1951
Stationed at Geiger
1955 from Air
Moved to Truax Assigned to Eastern Field, Washington
Defense Command
Field, Wisconsin, 1 Air Defense Force
Re-assigned to
April 1959 Inactivated 1 April
Inactivated 6 Eastern Air Defense
1959
Re-assigned to Air February 1952 Force from Western
Defense Command, 1 • 58th Air Division Air Defense Force
• 33d Fighter Wing (Air
July 1959
Defense)
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Stationed at Otis (WADF), 11 April Moved to Grenier Stationed at O’Hare
AFB, Massachusetts 1951 AFB, New International
Hampshire, 1 May Airport, Illinois
Re-assigned to Moved to O’Hare 1951
Eastern Air Defense International Activated by Eastern
Force 1 January 1951 Airport, Illinois, 1 Moved to Larson Air Defense Force on
from Air Defense May 1951 AFB, Washington and 1 February 1952
Command re-assigned to
Inactivated and Western Air Defense Re-assigned to 30th
Inactivated 6 returned to state Force (WADF), 2 Air Division, 16
February 1952 control, 6 February August 1951 February 1953
1952
• 52d Fighter- • 103d Fighter- • 4708th Air Defense
Interceptor Wing • 551st Airborne Early Interceptor Wing Wing
Stationed at McGuire Warning and Control Federalized Stationed at
AFB, New Jersey as Wing Connecticut Air Selfridge AFB,
52d Fighter All- Stationed at Otis National Guard, 2 Michigan
Weather Wing AFB, Massachusetts March 1951
Activated by Eastern
Re-assigned to Re-assigned to Stationed at Brainard Air Defense Force on
Eastern Air Defense Eastern Air Defense Field, Connecticut 1 February 1953
Force 1 January 1951 Force from 8th Air
from Air Defense Division (AEW&Con), Moved to Suffolk Re-assigned to 30th
Command 1 July 1957 County AFB, New Air Division, 16
York, 1 June 1951 February 1953
Re-designated 52d Re-assigned to 26th
Fighter-Interceptor Air Division, 1 July Inactivated and • 4709th Defense Wing
Wing, 1 May 1951 1959 returned to state Stationed at McGuire
control, 6 February AFB, New Jersey
Inactivated 6 • 4621st Air Defense 1952
February 1952 Wing (SAGE) Activated by Eastern
Stationed at McGuire • 122d Fighter- Air Defense Force on
• 56th Fighter- AFB, New Jersey Interceptor Wing 1 February 1952
Interceptor Wing Federalized Indiana
Stationed at Activated by Eastern Re-assigned to 26th
Air National Guard,
Selfridge AFB, Air Defense Force on Air Division, 16
10 February 1951
Michigan 1 April 1956 February 1953
Stationed at Stout
Re-assigned to Re-assigned to 26th • 4710th Defense Wing
Field, Indiana
Eastern Air Defense Air Division, 18 Stationed at New
Force 1 January 1951 October 1956 Moved to Baer Field, Castle AFB, Delaware
from Air Defense Indiana, 1 May 1951
• 4622d Air Defense Activated by Eastern
Command
Wing (SAGE) Re-assigned to Air Defense Force on
Inactivated 6 Stationed at Stewart Central Air Defense 1 February 1952
February 1952 AFB, New York Force (CADF), 1
Re-assigned to 26th
December 1951
• 101st Fighter- Activated by Eastern Air Division, 16
Interceptor Wing Air Defense Force on • 128th Fighter- February 1953
Federalized Maine 1 June 1956 Interceptor Wing
• 4711th Defense Wing
Air National Guard, Federalized
Re-assigned to 26th Stationed at Presque
10 February 1951 Wisconsin Air
Air Division, 18 Isle AFB, Maine
National Guard, 10
Stationed at Dow October 1956 February 1951 Activated by Eastern
AFB, Maine
• 4706th Air Defense Air Defense Force on
Wing 1 February 1952
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Stationed at General Re-assigned to 32d Inactivated and returned to state control, 6
Mitchell Field, Air Division, 16 February 1952
Wisconsin February 1953
• 4700th Air Defense Group
Moved to Truax Stationed at Stewart AFB, New York
Field, Wisconsin, 16
February 1951 Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force from Air
Defense Command, 1 January 1951
Re-assigned to
Central Air Defense Re-assigned to 4709th Air Defense Wing, 20
Force (CADF), 20 May September 1954
1951
Squadron
• 133d Fighter- • 614th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Interceptor Wing Stationed at: Grenier AFB, New Hampshire. 1 July
Federalized 1952-1 December 1952
Minnesota Air
National Guard, 10
February 1951
See also
• Central Air Defense Force
Stationed at Holman • Western Air Defense Force
Field, Minnesota
Re-assigned to References
Central Air Defense This article incorporates public domain material from web-
Force (CADF) 20 May sites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
1951 • USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The
Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1)
Groups • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of
World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air
• 152d Aircraft Control and Warning Group
Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
Federalized New Hampshire Air National Guard, 1
• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat
September 1951
Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977.
Stationed at Grenier AFB, New Hampshire Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
ISBN 0-912799-12-9
Assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force • A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946
- 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson,
Re-assigned to 32d Air Division, 6 February 1952 Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center,
Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
• 156th Aircraft Control and Warning Group
• Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the
Federalized Michigan Air National Guard, 16
legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar
September 1951
program. Prepared for United States Air Force
Stationed at Selfridge AFB, Michigan Headquarters Air Combat Command.
Headquarters remained at Selfridge AFB, personnel
deployed to locations in the Chicago, Illinois area
External links
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Categories:
• Aerospace Defense Command
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